sugarplum

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A small round piece of sugary candy.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Alternative spelling of sugar-plum.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A kind of candy or sweetneat made up in small balls or disks.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A sweetmeat made of boiled sugar and various flavoring and coloring ingredients into a round shape, or into the shape of flattened balls or disks; a bon-bon; hence, something particularly pleasing, as a bit of flattery.

Each winter, the New York City Ballet inspires prima ballerinas of all ages with its staging of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker ™, the story of a little girl's flight through toy soldiers, cunning mice, a gifted Nutcracker, and sugarplum fairies. www. nycballet.com/nutcracker/nutcracker. html

Each winter, the New York City Ballet inspires prima ballerinas of all ages with its staging of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™, the story of a little girl's flight through toy soldiers, cunning mice, a gifted Nutcracker, and sugarplum fairies. www.nycballet.com/nutcracker/nutcracker.html